Tape measure



G. R. HIPPLE TAPE MEASURE j Dec. 30, 1930.

Filed Nov.

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GEORGE R. HIPPLE, OF POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Tarn MEASURE Application led NovemberA 13, 1930. y' Serial No. 495,526.

The present invention relates to improvements in tape measures and has for its principal object to provide an attachment for the looped end of the tape measure whereby the same may be anchored to facilitate a person in making measurements alone, and furthermore to enable accurate measurements to be obtained.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a tape measure wherein hook member formed of a single strand of wire can be readily and easily attached or detached from the loop carried by the free end of the tape measure, said hook being simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent :trom the following' description when talren in connection with the accompanying drawings.

ln the accompany ing drawing wherein lile reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the saine: Y

Figure l is a side elevA on oiE the hook formingy a salient part ci the present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view showing' the hoolr secured to the looped end of a tape measure and being anchored on a board on the upper face thereof.

Figure 3 is a similar riew showing the use o' the hook in securing; the looped end oi" the tape measure to an angular support.

ln the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l. design nates an ordinary tape measure provided at its tree end with the usual loop 2, the tape measure being` proyided with the usual ,eradnations.

rlhe hoch which is designated generally by the numeral 3 is Jormed from a single strand ot Wire bent back upon itselie intermediate its ends to provide a pair ot' arm portions l and 5 respectively, and a bight-portion 6. rlfhe portions of the arms adjacent the Vloight portion are curved outwardly in opposite directions to iorm a handle 7 and the portions of thek arms inwardly ot the handle are dis posed in abutting` relationas illustrated at S, a band or sleeve 9 being` disposed thereover to maintain this portion ot the arms in such relation.

Thel outer free end ofthe arm l is `disposed laterally as at 10 and this arm l is ot' greater length than the arm 5, the extremity oi the laterally disposed portion l being` bent inwardly to 'form a tooth or prong ll.

The intermediate portion of the laterally disposed end portion 10 of the arm 4 is so bent as to form a loop or ring l2 for connection with the loop 2 carried by the free end of the tape measure l and the manner in which the loop 2 is secured in this ring 12 is thought to be readily obvious from the construction shown.y

rl`he free end of the shorter, arm is disposed laterally in the opposite direction as shown at 13, and the extremity ot the laterally disposed portion 13 is sharpened to form a tooth la.

As shown inV Figure 2, the toot-h la is driven downwardly into the top surface ot' the board A whereby to anchor the looped end of the tape measure so that a single person may make the necessary measurements, andthis in an accurate manner.

In Figure 8 the hook is shown as being connected to an angular support B, and in this respect, the tooth l1 that is disposed at right angles with respect to the laterally disposed end portion of the arm l engages in one side face of the support B, and the major portion of the hook together' with the looped end of the tape measure will be disposed againstthe adjacent face of the angue. lar support.

lt will thus loe seen from the foregoing description, that l have provided tape measure attachment that will save considerable time and labor in obtaining accurate measurements, and furthermore only one person is necessary to do the measuring with a hook as attached to the loops of the tape measure.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted iii) to without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

l. In a tape measure, the combination With a tape having a loop attached to the end thereof, of a hook formed of a single strand ot Wire bent intermediate its ends to form a pair of arms, the free ends of the arms being disposed laterally in opposite directions and tern'iinating in object-engaging teeth, one ot the laterally disposed ends being formed with a ring portion linked With the loop. 4 y

2. In a tape measure, the combination with a tape having a loop member attached yto the end thereof, of a hook comprising a single strand of Wire bent back upon itself to provide a pair of arms, the portions of the arms adjacent the bight portion forming a handle, the tree ends of the arms being disposed laterally of the handle portion in opposite directions, one of the laterally eX- tending portions being bent to form a. ring which is linked with the looped member on the end of the tape, each end of the laterally disposed portion being sharpened to provide an object-engaging tooth, one of the toothed ends being disposed at right angles with respect to the adjacent laterally dis-A posed portion.

3. In a tape measure, the combination with a tape having a loop member attached to the end thereof, of. a hook comprising a single strand of Wire bent back upon itself to provide a pair of arms, the portions ot the arms adjacent the bight portion forming a handle, the free ends of the arms being disposed laterally oit the handle portion in opposite directions, one of the laterally eX- tending portions being bent to form a ring which is linked with the looped member on the end of the tape, each end of the laterally disposed portion being sharpened Vto provide an object-engaging tooth, one. of' the toothed ends being disposed at right angles with respectto the adjacent laterally disposed portion, the portions of the arms inwardly of the handle portion being disposed in abutting relation, and a sleeve snr`ronnding the abutting portions of the arms.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE R. HIPPLE. 

